Curtis Jackson
Curtis Jackson
Curtis James Jackson III, known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, investor, record, film, and television producer. Born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of the borough of Queens, Jackson began selling drugs at age twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic. Although he left drug-dealing to pursue a musical career, he was struck by nine bullets in a 2000 shooting. After Jackson released the compilation album Guess Who's Back? in 2002, he was discovered by Eminem and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth6 July 1975
CountryUnited States of America
50 Cent is a metaphor for "change". But originally it was a gangster from Fort Greene Projects named 50 Cent and I took the name when he passed and because he's not active, I thought it'd be cool to take it.
In my neighborhood... they view the police as someone who comes to take their loved ones away.
I get photobombed by the hottest people in the world.
Reality is my drug. The more I have of it, the more power I get and the higher I feel
If you consider yourself a part of the culture, then finances can't allow you to be bigger than the actual art form.
I've got to make it to heaven; for going through hell.
I have received 16 Grammy nominations and I have no trophies, because I chose to write the harsh realities. I stayed true to myself and I've taken a little beating behind it.
It's Fifty, not Fiddy.
I think it's easier for the general public to embrace me in a negative way. You have people who already have a perception of me that says I'm a bad person.
You grimy as birds shittin' on the top of ya Fords.
There's a small group of guys in hip-hop that really have money. The whole culture talks about money, but it's a small group that actually has it.
I think I'll be going to Heaven, because I had good intentions. But my actions are another thing.
There had to be a better way - if I couldn't find it, I wanted to create it.
If I didn't smell so good would you still hug me?